This balance system is also known as the vestibular system. In the inner ear, the balance system consists of three semicircular canals that contain fluid and âsensorsâ that detect rotational movement of the head. Each of the semicircular canals lies at a different angle and is situated at a right angle to each other.
The formal boundaries for the Kopperston Census Designated Place (see map below) encompass a land area of 1.91 sq. miles and a water area of 0.01 sq. miles. Wyoming County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 1,660 feet. The Kopperston Census Designated Place (GNIS ID: 2586840) has a U1 Census Class Code which indicates a census designated place with an official federally recognized name.
KOPPERSTON, WV. Kopperston was named after Koppers Coal Co. who founded the town in 1938 as one of the last company-built coal camps in Appalachia. The next year they mined 329,864 tons of coal there. By the time Koppers had metamorphisized into Eastern Associated, they were mining millions of tons per year in the Eagle and Campbell's Creek seams. The tipple continued to process contract coal until it was closed in 1997. The last superintendent was Mike Phipps.